reasonable independence
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Gov. Jared Polis signs reasonable independence for children into law
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Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation Wednesday to grant children reasonable independence by changing Colorado’s child abuse and neglect laws. Beginning in August, House Bill 1090 will update the laws to clarify that a child is not neglected when allowed to participate in reasonably independent and safe activities. Those include walking to and from school, playing…
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Colorado legislature unanimously OKs ‘reasonable independence’ for children
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When Brinley Sheffield was 7 years old, she decided she wanted to be a runner. After running around her block several times with her parents to learn the route, Sheffield embarked on her first solo trip with the goal of completing two laps in a row. The run was going well, until she noticed a…
